§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will estimate the total number of habitual smokers in each regional health authority; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe estimated number in each regional health authority of people aged 16 and over who said in 1990, the latest year for which figures are available, that they "smoke cigarettes nowadays" is given in the table.
Estimated number of people aged 16 or over smoking cigarettes England 1990 Regional Health Authority Thousands England 11,280 Northern 790 Yorkshire 850 Trent 1,060 East Anglian 430 North West Thames 730 North East Thames 880 South East Thames 990 South West Thames 700 Wessex 670 Oxford 550 South Western 720 West Midlands 1,220 Mersey 610 North Western 1,090 Notes: Estimates rounded to nearest 10,000.